Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 288 Su He tries to help the little beggars in the city

At this time, a waiter came with a small vertical sign for snacks and put it on the table. Those who needed snacks and side dishes could put them on it, with the snack styles on one side and the side dish menu on the other.

There are many guests who want to drink tea. Some want to drink a little wine, so they order a few small dishes and have a drink. Some want to try dim sum and try a few. As soon as the small dishes come up, the guests are amazed at the unique taste, deliciousness and beautiful presentation. Dim sum is beautiful in shape, and has salty, sweet and fragrant flavors.

When they left, they saw various dim sums packed in small bamboo baskets on the counter, which they could buy if they wanted. There were also small jars of side dishes, so they could buy whatever they wanted at any time.

If people outside don't want to drink tea, they can also come in to buy side dishes and snacks. Although no one came in to buy them today, later Pinming Yaju opened a small window to sell these things.

Otherwise, the counter in the store would be too busy and would conflict with customers checking out, so a special window was opened on the street side to sell side dishes and snacks.

Pinming Yaju also frequently changes its menu and dim sum styles. Except for a few favorites of the guests, the others are updated irregularly to prevent guests from getting tired of eating and keep the food fresh at all times.

Su's Teahouse in Fenggou City caused a sensation as soon as it opened. People in the city, whether they had been there or not, were talking about it. Especially the new book, which was passed on by word of mouth, and everyone was looking forward to the story behind it.

Every day, there are vendors on both sides of the entrance, selling food to people strolling outside. People who don't have money but want to listen to books can just sit outside and listen for a while. The teahouse is not crowded, Su He even had some stone blocks made and placed on both sides for passers-by to rest their feet.

Su He knew that there were still many poor people here, and if they really had time to come and listen to the books, she would not refuse. She also wanted to give the poor people dignity, and they were also very good, so she helped them clean the stools when they left.

Su He also asked the shop assistants to put the leftovers in a basin, and before closing the store at night, she called the little beggars to take them away. She hoped that these things could help the children, and in fact, the shop assistants didn't mind eating these leftovers.

Rich people are living in luxury, while the poor are dying of cold. This is too common in this era. She cannot change the fate of everyone, but she can try her best to help them. Maybe with these meals, they will not starve to death.

She thought that after a year or two, there would be fewer beggars on the street, because when the fruit trees in the city grow up, they can eat fruit to satisfy their hunger. If they are smart, they can dry some fruit and store it, which can be eaten for a long time.

After the trees in the city were almost planted, they also started to plant trees outside the city towards their own country. Su He suggested that no matter whether it was fruit trees or other trees, as long as they could be planted, they could be used as wood when they grew up.

These are planted by the criminals in the prison, so that they don't have to eat and drink for free in prison. This way, they can see the sun and do something good for the country. There are fewer criminals in the city now. In the past, they could stay in prison, although the food was bad, but they didn't have to move. Now, they have to go out to dig holes and plant trees with poor food and hungry stomachs. It's really miserable.

Wang Xiaohu and his men were so happy. When these trees grew up, they would be very useful to the army. They no longer had to cut them down in the mountains. There was no place where they didn't need wood, whether for building houses, burning firewood, or constructing fortifications.

Originally there were trees nearby, but as more people cut them down, there were fewer and fewer trees, until later people had to go up the mountain to cut down trees. Now trees are planted everywhere, and some trees grow very fast, becoming as thick as a bowl in one year and becoming timber in a few years.

Wang Xiaohu sometimes wondered why they hadn't thought of planting trees. Now they weren't afraid of people making mistakes. What they lacked was people who could plant trees. They were so happy to think that there would be trees everywhere in the future, as many as they wanted.